Wearing apparel



Nov. 9, 1926.. l 1 1,606,193 v 1 A. STERRY WEAR I NG APPAREL Filed May 1 l 1921 ATTORNEY.

' 'Patented Nov.- 9, 1926.

-tend `around `the limbs and upwardly land anniSM'ES implication sie@ may :4.`

' Y rlhis invention relates to wearingappaiel,

andmo're particularly to av device to:b'e used or worn by the operatoror driver of la `vehiele, particularly a motor car,`wlncli use te'nds to properly confine ther clotliiiigas i' well as protect it. Tlie'device is adapted'to VVbe appliedoveislrirts, andtrousers or other bifurcated netlier limb garments, and to ei:-`

around. a portion ofthe'bodyo'f the user.'

'-.S'iiitable-ii'ieans areprovided for 'li'olgdingF` i functions and 'offices of( arlap robe, includ-v iing both warmth'andprotection, and .at

and 'whereby the-.garments ymay be v'qniclrly jandjconveni'eitly vapplied tothe neerland the garmentor article position of service,

likewise'de't'ache'd after'use'.V F ,i

A device' of this character serves'all :the

the same time leaves the netlier flimbs 'freel to be used in operating` change gearV and brake and other automobile pedals. It'like- "fwiseprotects the garments" fronidust, dirt', 't grease fand other substances to be *encoun` tered in,veliicleop'eration, forming* av serviceable lap' robe/or' apron usablein case of @vehicle repair or adjustment, -and confines 1' V,the Anetlier limb garment, such as trousers,A

the {vehicle sol tlfat lthe santa-is: prevented from' become Y -iiigfentangled with any of the l devices r`and apparatus fory operating and controlling.

f The invention liasfor af'furth'er object tlie Y vprovision of an improved device'. or article of manufacture lof' th'echaracter above v,qenf I erally stated which will besuperior in: peint'v of relative' simplicity ,and "inexpensivene'ss of formationand 4Construcgiointalen incon-4 junction. with compactness'lin form when;

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" out of. uilse and folded,` durability, neat-ness in appearance, andA general efficiency, Vand serviceability.

Y 7 With the Vabove and other obje'ctsiin: View the invention consists inthe novel-and iisef-ulformation, A`'construction, combination; rand relative arrangement of parts, members tended out'iii iiatr form. y

Corresponding :parts iii bothY figures are tlie g v same reference' cliai'acy soy lieldvby the .fastener-devices and c.

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igure 21e-,a fragmentary plan vView ot the Adevice or garment shown .in Figure 1 the same being' iii-detached position and e2;-

designated byl ters'.

flexiblev extended ,body portion A., which may beV of, textile material, rubberized or `otherwise .treated rto resist moisture, or lmay Qb'efof Vleather 4or other -suitable and durabler material. This lcentral lbody portion iisfprcvided atnpper and: lateralV extremities with flaps or;` eXteiisionsnQB andzG, and fat n lower. and lateralextreniities lwith iiapsror strapsV D and'. .Oneof tl'ie upperliiaps, as B, is provided witha'iseriesor plurality/of fastening devicesb, such asbuttOns, adapted to 'co-act with a vbutton `lioleor .tliedilre c,

4Referring with particular-ity to lthe draw ing, theinvention comprises inthe main .a

`formed in theiap C@ UpontlieibodyI memberfAg, and.su tably positionedto co-act' with the:flapsl and E, respectivelyhare provided fasteningdevices such ,assnap lfastener .members'a-witli wliichcofact vsnap fastenermembers d" andy e,A which `are respec! tively providednipon- [the: `iiaps D .and ln-japplyingftlieearticl'efor .jdevicero tbe user or wearer, the fcentralbodyportion VVVA .isplaced 1acfrossthe front o f .tliewearen extending-upwardlyfoft thejbody to a suitabie liei-g'li't` and extending dowiiwardlyjsiibst ntially-to the feet of the wearer.Y The' ii L. B ,andv C lare Ytlien 'brought together ,in oirelapping'relation rearwardlyof theuser and flaps'Dand Eare tlien extend p lyV around the; netli'er limbs, first fcrw tionsthat the fastening ldeviceed and e may au Y @Lilly f iof the limbs andthenbackwaifdoftlie limbs andup between tlie'linibs inte. such vposirespectively co-.engage with the fastening cutaway, as at j, in the median-zone, thus accommodating the straps 'D and E in ltheir extension upwardly between the limbs as above recited.v K n l A, pocket g' may be' provided on the 'central body A, at the forward or outer face of the saine, Vand itwill be understood that the fastening devices ,b and a are on the outer or forward face'of the'device, the fastening members d and e being'on the inner facevof the device. f A a L Y dey-icesa., VThe loweifpedge vrportion offihel body 4member Ai is preferably Vnotched Vor ini titl

With the garment or article applied in the manner described, the limbs of the wearer are surrounded and protected adjacent to the feet, and above the feet and upwardly to a certain Zone of the body the wearer is sub` stantially surrounded and encased by and in the article. The purposes of a lap robe are thus accomplished, namely, the conserving of the warmth of the body of a user and pro tection from cold winds, dampness or other effects of the elements. rlhe reasonably free and unhampered use of the lower limbs is permitted, and there are no loose portions left free to become displaced and uncover the user, or obstruct or interfere with the operation of the vehicle. Likewise, Athe nether garment is clos-ely confined and prevented from catching in any working part of the vehicle or its controlling members. The device likewise protects the clothing of the wearer, where it covers the saine, from dirt, grease and other objectionable or harmful substances.

The side edges of the device come approximately into meeting relation behind and beneath the wearer, who, in his position upon the seat, rests his weight upon such edge por tions, which assists in maintaining the article or garment in its proper position of service. The device may be very readily and rapidly applied and secured in place and likewise removed, and may be stowed away in a tool box'or in a door flap or other convenient receptacle. The device may also be worn when repairing or tinkering with the vehicle, as a protection against tearing `or soiling of the clothing, and when so used will have many of the advantages which enter into its normal or customary use. y

It is obvious that many changes and variations may be made in practicing the invention, and in departure from the-specific details and features of construction and formation above set forth, all without departing from the true spirit of the invention.

Having thus disclosed my invention, I claim and desire 'to secure by LettersPatent: l. A garment including a body portion formed with upper and lateral extremities and lower and lateral extremities, said body portion being shaped to coverthe front and sides of the wearers body and legs, a pair of flaps extending from the upper and lateral rial and shaped to cover the front and sides of the wearers body and legs, said body portion likewise being provided with upper and lateral extremities and lower and lateral extremities, a pair of flaps extending from the upper and lateral extremities` of said body portion, to be extended around the back of the wearer, detachable fastening means for fastening said flaps together in the back of the wearer, a pair of straps extending from the lower and lateral extremities of said body portion, to be extended around the lower portion of 'the wearers legs and upwardly along the sides thereof, and means for detachably securing said straps to said body portions when said straps are so extended. Y

8. A garment including a body portion formed of a single unsevered sheet of mateti t) rial and shaped to cover the front and sides of the wearers body and legs, said body portion likewise being provided with upper and lateral extremities and lower and lateral extremities, a pair of flaps extending from th-e upper and lateral'extremities of said body portion, to be .extended around the back of the wearer, detachable fastening means for fastening said flaps together in the back of the wearer, a pair of straps extending from the lower and lateral extremities of said body portion, vto be extended around the lower portion ofthe wearers legs and upwardly along the sides thereof, and means for detacliably securing said straps to ksaid body portions wliensaid straps are so ex tended; the lower edge of said body portion being notched.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my name to this specification.

LOUISE A. STERRY. 

